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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Mississippi mayor who ‘didn't see anything unreasonable' about George Floyd's death refuses to resign
2020-05-30
PETAL, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi mayor who sparked outrage when he said he "didn’t see anything unreasonable" about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody is resisting calls to resign, including from his own town’s board of aldermen.

"Why in the world would anyone choose to become a police officer in our society today?" Petal Mayor Hal Marx tweeted Tuesday, the day four Minneapolis police officers were fired. The 46-year-old Floyd, a black man, was handcuffed and pleading for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck Monday.

In a follow-up tweet, the Republican directly referenced the Floyd case, saying he "didn’t see anything unreasonable": "If you can say you can’t breathe, you’re breathing. Most likely that man died of overdose or heart attack. Video doesn’t show his resistance that got him in that position. Police being crucified."
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Hal Marx: 2020-05-29 Maxine Waters: Trump’s Dog Whistle Promotes George Floyd Tragedy — Police ‘Enjoyed’ Killing
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  It does not sound like his being black was much of a factor.

Still cops need to be aware of optics. These cops actions caused a string of events that has cities burning. Time to reevaluate police rules and training in a few cities.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2020-05-30 18:17  

#10  If he had an underlying condition then the cause of death was COVID-19.

Strangely enough, that might actually be the underlying cause. There have been patients who did walk-ins, were tested for the virus and immediately put on ventilators because their lungs had sustained damage equivalent to the kind mountain climbers get from being up too high for too many days.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-testing-pneumonia.html

They were ambulatory until their vital organs suddenly packed it in. The final straw and all that. Tack on alcohol and narcotic drugs, and I'd expect the symptoms to be worse.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2020-05-30 16:17  

#9  If he had an underlying condition then the cause of death was COVID-19.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-05-30 14:53  

#8  He was not choked out, he was not murdered. He died of a heart condition and intoxicants. People in bad health should not fight the police.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2020-05-30 12:58  

#7  From Skidmark's link: Police had arrested Floyd and were trying to put him in a squad car when he stiffened up and fell to the ground, saying he was claustrophobic, according to the complaint.

I think the prospect of going to jail might make a lot of people claustrophobic. But resisting arrest can be hazardous to your health.

Posted by: Abu Uluque   2020-05-30 12:57  

#6  "Potential intoxicants"? IIUC, it takes a while to get a complete toxicological report so this kind of speculation seems a bit premature.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2020-05-30 12:51  

#5  An official autopsy revealed nothing to support strangulation as the cause of death, concluding that the combined effects of being restrained, potential intoxicants in Floyd’s system and his underlying health issues, including heart disease, likely contributed to his death.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-05-30 11:52  

#4  And guys like Bill Gates who think they are medical doctors.
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-30 11:47  

#3  Politicians practicing medicine without a license is a big thing these days.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-05-30 11:45  

#2  Or, ya know, 'lost'.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2020-05-30 10:41  

#1  "If you can say you can’t breathe, you’re breathing. Most likely that man died of overdose or heart attack. Video doesn’t show his resistance that got him in that position. Police being crucified."

My guess is the medical reports will not be made public.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-05-30 08:58  

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